Who bared his teeth? Who was on the pull? Who fell over?Andy Farrell asked a couple of famous Irishmen to talk to his players before their big match against
England in the Six Nations on Sunday. Paul O’Connell, who won 108 caps for Ireland, spent a few days with the team. Who else did the
Ireland coach call upon for a motivational speech?Liam NeesonGraham NortonBonoConor McGregor The match at Twickenham will pit Andy Farrell against his son, Owen, who is now the England captain. The pair played together briefly for Saracens in 2008. Who was their manager at the time?Andy’s father Andy’s brother Andy’s father-in-lawEddie JonesManchester City have been banned from European competitions for two years. City have a pretty dire record in Europe anyway. They have only one won European trophy in their history: the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1970. In the final, they beat a team from which country?ScotlandSwitzerlandHungaryPolandLeonardo Pavoletti is having a rough time at the minute. The Cagliari striker injured his knee in the first game of the season and then, just as he was about to make a comeback, he injured it again and is now facing another six months on the sidelines. How did he injure his knee second time around?He fell off a ladder while fixing a hole in his ceilingHe was playing football in his garden with his six-year-old sonHe injured it while on a night out with teammatesHe tripped over a chair while at the hairdressers Srinivas Gowda, a 28-year-old sprinter from
India, ran 100 metres in 9.55 seconds this week. Why is Usain Bolt’s record of 9.58 seconds safe?He was wearing Nike’s new trainers, which are not allowed in record attempts He was running on a treadmill The track slopes downhill too much to be considered for world recordsHe was being pulled along by two buffalosWhy has a footballer in the French lower leagues been banned from playing for five years?He locked a referee in the changing room after the game and he was stuck in the stadium overnight He was caught peeing (and worse) on the referee’s car before the gameHe took off the referee’s glasses and stood on themHe bit an opponent on the penisLiverpool have lost one game in the
Premier League in the last two seasons. How many have they lost in the
Champions League in the same time period?TwoFourSixEightMondo Duplantis set a new pole vault world record on Saturday, breaking the world record he set the Saturday before. What is the new record?5.09 metres 6.18 metres7.27 metres8.36 metresOn the subject of new world records, Joshua Cheptegei ran the fastest ever 5K road race this week. What was his time? 10 minutes, 44 seconds 12 minutes, 51 seconds14 minutes, 15 seconds 16 minutes, 11 seconds Which team played in the Champions League this week with a front three made up of players born in Leeds,
London and Sunderland?LiverpoolTottenhamBorussia DortmundAtalanta1 and above.Ah well. Have a good weekend2 and above.Ah well. Have a good weekend3 and above.Ah well. Have a good weekend4 and above.A fine score. Have a good weekend5 and above.A fine score. Have a good weekend6 and above.A fine score. Have a good weekend7 and above.A fine score. Have a good weekend8 and above.A fantastic score. Have a great weekend9 and above.A fantastic score. Have a great weekend0 and above.Ah well. Have a good weekend10 and above.A fantastic score. Have a great weekend